A "paper as good as currency" ticket in the amount of 25 cents for the Wyser and Calhoun ferries on the Trinity River, issued by the Calhoun Ferry and dated 1862.

ID: 2858 | This file appears in: Changes in the Land: Present-Day Use of Land in the Bedias Creek-Trinity River Confluence
The two ferries operated nearby on the Trinity River, with the Calhoun Ferry located at the juncture of Bedias Creek and the Trinity River, where it served as a ferry crossing. From original caption, the note “is printed in blue ink with a red 25 CENTS protector and depicts Ceres kneeling with a Native American woman at left, was payable in currency when presented…” This note, now collectable, sold for $1,762.50 in 2012 and is being offered for sale again. | Creator: The note/ticket is part the Heritage Auctions' Powell Texas Currency Collection Part II. | Date: The image was accessed on May 1, 2024 | Source:

Heritage Auctions website, accessed May 1, 2024. (Houston County / Madison County / Walker County), TX- Wyser and | Lot #96169 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com)

 | Rights: Image available on the Internet and included for instructional purposes in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
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The note/ticket is part the Heritage Auctions' Powell Texas Currency Collection Part II.

Source

Heritage Auctions website, accessed May 1, 2024. (Houston County / Madison County / Walker County), TX- Wyser and | Lot #96169 | Heritage Auctions (ha.com)

Date

The image was accessed on May 1, 2024

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Image available on the Internet and included for instructional purposes in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.
"A "paper as good as currency" ticket in the amount of 25 cents for the Wyser and Calhoun ferries on the Trinity River, issued by the Calhoun Ferry and dated 1862." appears in: Changes in the Land: Present-Day Use of Land in the Bedias Creek-Trinity River Confluence